Homemade Natural Mascara

Ingredients: 1 tsp coconut oil 1 tsp shea butter 1 1/2 tsp bees wax 4 tsp of aloe vera gel 1-2 capsules of activated charcoal (I found this at my local Vitamin World)

Directions: 1. In a small saucepan or mini sauce crockpot place first 4 ingredients and heat until completely melted. 2. Mix in activated charcoal and remove from the heat. 3. Place mixture in a plastic bag, allow to cool a bit, and move contents to one corner of the bag.

4. Cut a small hole at the corner, insert into empty sterilized mascara tube like this one, and gently squeeze mascara into tube. It will be much easier if you have a second pair of hands to help.

Note: because this mascara is all natural and contains no preservatives, it lasts 3-4 months. Dispose of after that or if it starts to smell funky. You could probably put a few drops of vitamin E oil in and put a little less coconut oil in to help preserve it. Scroll over to see how it looks on.